Spatio-temporal variations of ozone and nitrogen dioxide concentrations under urban trees and in a nearby open area

Urban Climate

Volumn 12, Issue , 2015, Pages 119-127

  Fantozzi, Federica ^a   Monaci, Fabrizio ^a   Blanusa, Tijana ^b,c   Bargagli, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pollutants; NO2; O3; Quercus ilex; Uptake; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929254045     PISSN: 22120955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2015.02.001     Document Type: Article

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